Best Heritage Sites in Norfolk

Castle Acre Priory is a well-preserved medieval heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, founded as a Cluniac monastery around 1090.

Cromer Lighthouse is a working Victorian lighthouse in Cromer, Norfolk, offering guided tours of this operational heritage site and its historic tower.

Creake Abbey ruins are a medieval heritage site near Fakenham, Norfolk, preserving the remains of an Augustinian abbey founded in 1206.

Hoveton Hall Estate is a historic country estate in Hoveton Hall Estate, Norfolk, set across 120 acres of gardens and parkland open to visitors.

Cromer Parish Church (St Peter and St Paul) is a historic Norfolk landmark on Church Street offering visitors insight into Cromer's religious heritage and architectural history spanning centuries…

Castle Acre is a rare Norman heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, preserving a motte-and-bailey castle, priory ruins, and a Bailey Gate all founded by the de Warenne family.

Cow Tower is a 14th-century artillery tower and heritage site in Norwich, Norfolk, built to defend the city from invasion.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate is a Norman heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, with earthwork remains among the largest in England.

Blickling Estate is a 17th-century stately home and heritage site in Blickling, Norfolk, with painted ceilings and ornamental gardens.

Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens in Diss, Suffolk preserves Victorian steam engines, narrow-gauge railways, and 5 acres of award-winning gardens on a historic Norfolk site.

Felbrigg Hall is a historic country mansion and heritage site in Felbrigg, Norfolk, set within a vast estate of woodland, gardens, and a lake.

Binham Priory is a Norman heritage site in Binham, Norfolk, founded in 1091, with a remarkably intact Benedictine church surrounded by monastic ruins.

Thetford Priory is a free-to-visit heritage site in Thetford, Norfolk, preserving the ruins of a 12th-century monastery and a 14th-century gatehouse.

Blakeney Guildhall is a medieval heritage site in Blakeney, Norfolk, managed by English Heritage and open daily from 9am to 5pm.

St Peter and St Paul, Norwich, Norfolk: Medieval parish church featuring 15th-century architecture and historic monuments. Listed heritage site open to visitors.

Baconsthorpe Castle is a ruined 15th-century fortified manor house in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, managed by English Heritage and surrounded by a moat.

Weeting Castle is a ruined 12th-century manor house and heritage site in Weeting, Norfolk, managed by English Heritage and free to visit.

Castle Rising is a Norman heritage site near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, with a stone keep built around 1140 AD and 20 acres of earthworks.

Burgh Castle Roman Fort is a striking heritage site in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, preserving the substantial walls of a third-century Roman fortification.

Walsingham Abbey is a historic landmark and pilgrimage site in Little Walsingham, Norfolk, with medieval Priory ruins set within grounds famous for seasonal snowdrops.

St Olave's Priory is a historic English Heritage site near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with free, open-access ruins open daily until 17:00.